TY - JOUR
T1 - Role modeling as a socialization mechanism in the transmission of career adaptability across generations
AU - Garcia, Patrick Raymund James M.
AU - Restubog, Simon Lloyd
AU - Ocampo, Anna Carmella
AU - Wang, Lu
AU - Tang, Robert L.
PY - 2019/4
Y1 - 2019/4
N2 - Drawing from Career Construction Theory (Savickas, 2013) and Social Cognitive Theory (Bandura, 1986), we examine role modeling as a socialization mechanism that facilitates the transmission of career adaptability across generations. The proposed serial mediation model was tested using 187 grandparent-parent-grandchild triads. Results showed that role modeling mediated the relationships between grandparents', parents', and grandchildren's career adaptability. Furthermore, we found support for the full serial mediation model where grandparents' career adaptability indirectly predicted granchildren's career adaptability via parents' career adaptability and role modeling. Our results advance our understanding of the psychosocial nature of career adaptability. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
AB - Drawing from Career Construction Theory (Savickas, 2013) and Social Cognitive Theory (Bandura, 1986), we examine role modeling as a socialization mechanism that facilitates the transmission of career adaptability across generations. The proposed serial mediation model was tested using 187 grandparent-parent-grandchild triads. Results showed that role modeling mediated the relationships between grandparents', parents', and grandchildren's career adaptability. Furthermore, we found support for the full serial mediation model where grandparents' career adaptability indirectly predicted granchildren's career adaptability via parents' career adaptability and role modeling. Our results advance our understanding of the psychosocial nature of career adaptability. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
KW - Career adaptability
KW - Career construction theory
KW - Role modeling
KW - Social cognitive theory
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85058393678&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jvb.2018.12.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jvb.2018.12.002
M3 - Article
SN - 0001-8791
VL - 111
SP - 39
EP - 48
JO - Journal of Vocational Behavior
JF - Journal of Vocational Behavior
ER -